I rise today in support of Kevin Newsom, formerly Alabama's solicitor general and currently the President's nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is someone whom the Presiding Officer knows well, having himself…

I believe that the President has sent us two good nominees. One, we have waited a long time on the Vice Chairman of Supervision for the Fed--Mr. Quarles, Mr. Otting--and I think they are outstanding nominees.

I believe we have a distinguished group here from Mr. Compton to Mr. Campbell.

I am also proud of all of the nominees for accepting the responsibility of Federal service.

The Administration needs these people. I call this a sterling group.

I hope you and Senator Brown can expedite these nominees as soon as possible.

What significance is the continuing lower price of oil and gas in our economy?

I do not believe that expansions die of old age.

This economy has been in an expansionist mood for quite some time.

Overall, very positive in the country?

For human exploration, the current administration picks up where the previous administration left off, by projecting a lofty vision for space while providing a budget that keeps the vision from leaving Earth.

The original commercial crew program contract stipulated certification for crew launches by 2017, but the reality is that the anticipated certification will now be in 2019, a slip.